Business law may be among the most diverse areas of legal practice. Business lawyers deal with the host of legal and practical issues that arise in the life cycle of a business: entity selection and formation; corporate finance, from credit agreements to venture capital and private equity; governance structures; agreements among business owners; tax planning; securities regulation; banking law; franchising, distribution and licensing; data protection and cybersecurity; mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; bankruptcy; succession planning; and many more. Business lawyers also must be familiar with the rules governing industries in which their clients operate, from public utilities to non-profits, from technology to wine, spirits and beer (the focus of our section’s newest Committee).

It is the rare private practice or in-house lawyer who does not touch on at least some of these areas, and rarer still is one who can claim expertise in them all. The NYSBA Business Law Section, through its dozen substantive committees and its regular CLE presentations, its NY Business Law Journal, and online communities where questions are answered and issues debated, offers resources that help the busy practitioner with the issues that arise in representing business clients.